Straight Up Imaging has announced the launch of its very own unmanned aircraft, the Endurance. The company describes the Endurance as “a powerful, cost-effective, and easy to use professional grade platform that will allow customers to leverage the full potential of aerial imaging.”
Category Archives: Aerial Photography
Bay Area Drone Film Festival
207 entries from 25 countries are now being judged for the inaugural Bay Area Drone Film Festival, which will take place on Sunday, February 28, 7 p.m., at the 500-seat AMC Mercado-20 at 3111 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara
Bonded Cellular Technology for Wireless Video Transmission Available for Commercial UAS Operations
Fuel Cell Quadcopter Flies 2 Hours with 4K Video
EnergyOr Technologies Inc., a supplier of advanced PEM fuel cell systems for aerospace applications, has demonstrated the world’s longest multi-rotor drone flight in real-world operating conditions. On December 16th , 2015, EnergyOr’s H2Quad 400 flew for over two hours while recording 4K video, using a 3-axis stabilizing gimbal to control the camera. Continue reading
No Drone Footage at 2016 X Games in Aspen
ESPN will not employ drones to videotape the 2016 X Games in Aspen, according to a spokesman who said the decision is unrelated to the International Ski Federation’s recent ban of the flying devices after one almost hit an Austrian racer during a December World Cup event.
Pro-Cam Rentals Aerial Division Offers SHOTOVER U1 Professional Grade UAS
Pro-Cam Rentals, North America’s largest supplier of telescopic camera cranes and remote systems, and Shotover, the maker of high performance stabilization platforms, has announced Pro-Cam’s launch of a new aerial division to supply the broadcast and motion picture industry with the first Shotover U1 unmanned aerial systems. Continue reading
Professional Grade UAV for Drone Cinematography
SHOTOVER, the maker of high performance stabilization platforms, has announced the debut of the SHOTOVER U1, a professional grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the broadcast, motion picture, law enforcement and industrial survey markets. Continue reading
James Cameron Backed Innovation Competition Winner
A drone which can withstand bad weather on film sets has won an emerging technology competition. Movie mogul James Cameron threw his support behind C-Prize, a Callaghan Innovation-led competition aimed at developing the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sector and boost New Zealand’s position as world-leader in the development of the cutting-edge technology. Continue reading